Celebrating a global music icon: Cameroon's Manu Dibango 'goes home'
From Cameroon to Africa and the world. The death of veteran Afro-jazz star Manu Dibango was confirmed on Tuesday by his family and representatives. source
Italian Woman Wins Picasso Painting Worth $1.1 Million In Charity Raffle
PARIS (AP) — An Italian woman has been identified as the lucky winner of an oil painting by Pablo Picasso that was offered up in a charity raffle Wednesday. Raffle…
Nigerian football team promised $20k per goal in Cameroon clash
The Nigerian senior national football team, Super Eagles, have been promised $20000 per goal in the second leg of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match … source
Cameroon begins operations to clear boat wrecks off Doula port
The port of Douala, the largest in Central Africa, this week launched an operation to remove wrecks of old boats which hamper its functionality and … source
Congo-Cameroon fiber optic project, a medium for regional interconnectivity [Business Africa]
Fiber optic between Congo and Cameroon Interconnectivity between Central African countries including Cameroon and Congo Republic is about get better as … source
AFCON U17 qualifiers: CAF disqualifies 11 overage players [Football Planet]
Former Nigeria winger, Emmanuel Amuneke, was on Monday named Tanzania national team coach on a two-year deal. The 1994 African Cup of Nations … source
Cultural and Creative Industry; the Ecrans Noirs film festival [The Morning Call]
Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI) in Africa is believed to be on the verge of becoming one of the major drivers of sustainable development and economic … source
‘They were shot 23 times’: RT talks to Amnesty Intl researcher about distressing Cameroon video
Rights groups are sounding the alarm over “a shocking and despicable” video purportedly showing soldiers from Cameroon – a close US ally in Africa … source
At least 8 dead in Cameroon Anglophone independence protests
Soldiers shot dead at least eight people and wounded others in Cameroon’s restless English-speaking regions on Sunday during protests by activists calling for … source
VICE News Daily: Mexico Bans Circus Animal Performances
The VICE News Capsule is a news roundup that looks beyond the headlines. Today: lawmakers in Myanmar make it harder for Buddhist women to marry outside … source